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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › Scotland › North East Scotland › Dundee City Getting here
56.45905, -2.96686
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Dundee Cycle Hub Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Dundee Cycle Hub Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Magpie, Rock Dove +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Magpie, Rock Dove +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Western Honey Bee +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Western Honey Bee +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fife Coastal Path Walking route 190 km ▾
Named route Ref FCP Length 190 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Columba Way on North FCP Walking route 59 km ▾
Entirely on North section of Fife Coastal Path.
Named route Ref CWNFCP Length 59 km Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Blairfield Road Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 60 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 1 Dundee to Tain Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 77 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 77 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 777 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 777 National Cycle Network
Show on map Green Circular Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Kingdom Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
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11,144 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,144 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Pied Wagtail · Grey Heron · House Sparrow · Chaffinch +28
Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Brown Long-eared Bat +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes · Brown Chafer · 2-spot Ladybird +6
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eupeodes Eupeodes Brown Chafer Serica brunnea 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,144 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Pied Wagtail · Grey Heron · House Sparrow · Chaffinch +28
Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Brown Long-eared Bat +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes · Brown Chafer · 2-spot Ladybird +6
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eupeodes Eupeodes Brown Chafer Serica brunnea 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hairy Shieldbug
Hairy Shieldbug
Dolycoris baccarum
Dolycoris baccarum
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024 